A traveller of worldsA keeper of mysteriesBelonging to noneBelonging to everyoneWithout lines or bordersIn the manner of smokeOvercoming jalpa and vitandadebates and discussionsTransforming v?da into samv?daarguments into dialoguesAnd sambh?sha into sv?dhy?yadialogues into study of selfEmbracing the dialogue of traditionsA maker of bondsA collector of conversationsThis is the mearcstapaThe walker of bordersMearcstapa (Old English: border-walker) is a collection of poems that embody the spirit of integration,interdisciplinarity and dialogue. The poet believes that these can be wisely traversed, while simultaneouslyrecognizing the differences among us as well as the otherness of people. Because when we treatothers as ‘persons’ with agency and freedom, it is only then that we discover our own personhood.